Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-02-23
FOURTH EDITION
a Colored Mans Trunk.

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A well Allied colorsd mans large can
vaes covered trunk was the curiosity ~
the police station this morning. IL vas
real curiosity shop. . moving store
How the trunk and lie owner, Clinton
Graves. came to the police station was
In this uise:Lsst evening officer Broad
hart was at the police station preparing
to 20 on duty when his little daughter
came and told him that colored man
had called ut grspdmother's house 1iv
Walt ut street d airing the AFTERNOON ana
offered TO sell some jewelry ct very aus
piciously low prices, and tnst her
mother had told him TO call again ~,
O'Clock In the evening When she voulo
soe farther about Is.
Mira Broadhars keeps . small store.
The eficer responded ct the hour
named and waited awhile, but the mat
did not make his appearance Feeln2
CONFIDENT Tia, be would come back, Mr..
BroAdhart went back 10 the police STA !
thor and secured the services Of on GERS
b Z Smith and Welsh and vent back
to Walnut street. He took his STATEN
ut the corner OF Seventh street and
sr,i,n STATIONED himself ii Eighsh
stree and ava ted Developments. They
had not long to wait before Q colored
man came along and entered MRS.
b, oaihar,'s store. Officers BroadhArt
and Smith entered and caught the man
displaying his jewelry. do was oGer.
lug 10 sell . gold chain, 2 trsoelets,
rings, q cigar holder and . TerschGum
pips Tor -.
The rings alone were worth Sio.
Know wing "a; the man csuld Lot have
come honestly BY the goocs 10 sell NJ
yuch prices the officers arrested the man
and took him TO the station, where be
ave his na,ue 90 Clinton Graves. he
y,as searched, ent In his pecktle was
found . gold badge or pin with the
| word aIr,s" on the face. and on the
back the name of Annie K. Piokels.
MisE Piciel now Mrs. William IL
Morris. when q pupil st Wesleyan Dol
lele belop ged to Inc Iris Club, and the
badge was lost GONE years age. Mrs
NJ srrie later In the evening identified
the pin ss her property.
The officers then proceeded TO exam
inc cunning coat worn py thc
prisoners al d In 1t they found two pair
| II bracelets, two silver dollars, one tee
cent piece, ore dime, with monogram
T. G " on ons side, one rnerschaum
| pipe and case, one toothbrush, one
| email gold watch, on which was IN
| scribed MARY Z Spruan,e, from her
brother Henry;" one gold plated chsin
Jue heavy seal ring, one largo soid atu
| silver ring, with sione settings, pair OF
| gold sleeve ba.iors ia q pair OF calico
| cutf,. one leather pocketbook, i've small
keys, ore biaek jack, one loa1ed seven
| barrel revolver with 90 cal.bre car
TIT gee, and . umber Of odds and ends.
| The officers then learning that
\ era res had been living with Mrs. Nor
| ris, Wilson stree: near Ninth, SUD
rightly supposing II at there were other
goods OF the eame character wherever
ns lived, visited the ace and were
told tina, Graves had bean there aboul
ten days. Here the officers secured
6rAyes' trunk which they toek 70 Shs
station house vhere they opsned tt II
the presence ct Mayor Rhoads and =
number or other astonished officers
Besides an almost endless number o
little rinkcts ard pictures. the mor'
solo articles PANIED ont a. follows:
One clothes wriDger, tvo Jack coats
ssersucker coat and vest, white iinei
cost and tTou ters, two Prince Alber
diagonal coats, elk handkerchief, blacl
vest, ,ro pair light coloftd trousers
pair suspeucers, white trousers, linel
vest, black cloth vest, white harseille
vest, dark CLOTH coat, cutaway coat All
.ronsers Of black diagonal, pair shots
che truss, shawl strap, tate, Two pal
Of oenes, dark ahirt, Dag OF buttons,
bottle With q wooden cannon inside
evidertly the work Of . prisoner; razo
and strop, n number OF white collar
and eufIs, small music box. sleeve but
,oas, six chief scarf pins, pal
sod bracelets, merschsum pipe an
Gaze, CIGAR csse. Turkish towe
loud" ulsteItte, o pair OF loud
plaid trousers, . pair heavy wiz
: : ter trousers, Q walters large chez
! spron,a walters white apron, - Tutkie
,t tostl. about 3 dozen linen handke
chiefs, folding stereoscope d d lsri
number OF Photographic vieEs, eig
: teen scarfs and rtck bowr, Iair hea'
+ kid gloves, pehkpife, ear covers, test
+ ment, three white launtrted shirt
. pooh etbook, letters add esstd 10 Clint
!. Graves, . isrRe photograph OF workm'
ID in = boiler horse,a number O. sns'
card photographs Of white people tax
In York, Pa, and about q1ars OF co
u and ends in the bottom of the trunk.
Graves vas airsigued before the D,
q nicipal Court this morning, bat nobo
on appeared Is his sccuser. Ars. NOR
Who identified q pin AZ her proper
20 was on King street and would have
- pt AIRED II necessary. As Graves
I'M several conce Aled deadly weapons In
possession be was held in ttfauit
= TACO bail for further hearing
N morrow n OF Mug, when 1t Is thou
irs some more Of tie goods may be idei
Of fed. Graves said he lived with
Lambson family at New Csstle 90
SIS years, and the present Sheriff kn
Nv him. He admitted to having ser
e' Eve yesrs in prison ct New CAST
re- good n any years ago He lie aPpafec
nd sbou: 35 ears OF age. . copper G.
ano inteliise in sppe arar ce. OF cot
Al he WAS vel dressed, though muc
oEs the c.othing 10 the trunk was notl
EOS like Is for hin.
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